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Japanese delegation welcomed to New Zealand

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1277" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;02&sol;SND12--wk3-Ship&lowbar;for&lowbar;Youth-Nikki&lowbar;Kaye&lowbar;300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND12--wk3-Ship for Youth-Nikki Kaye 300x225" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;>Youth Minister Nikki Kaye has welcomed to New Zealand a delegation of 23 young people from Japan&comma; who were hosted at Parliament on Monday night as part of &&num;8216&semi;Ship for World Youth 27&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This is a great programme funded by the government of Japan&comma; which brings young people together from all over the world to develop young leaders and build cross-cultural friendship and understanding&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Eleven countries participate in Ship for World Youth&comma; which sees delegates travel to Japan to stay on a ship and take part in a range of educational&comma; sporting and cultural activities&comma; both on and off the ship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Ten young New Zealanders were privileged to be part of the Japan experience this year&comma; and we&&num;8217&semi;re proud to be one of four countries that will also host Japanese delegates for a country experience&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Ms Kaye said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;There&&num;8217&semi;s a great week of activities lined up in Wellington and Rotorua for both the New Zealand and Japanese delegates&comma; based on the themes of environmental awareness and sustainability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Tomorrow&&num;8217&semi;s leaders face a complex and changing world&comma; and this programme is about opening young people&&num;8217&semi;s minds to the diversity and challenges they will need to be comfortable with to succeed in the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;New Zealand is grateful to the Japanese government for providing this fantastic opportunity and &dollar;5 million towards our involvement&comma; and we will do our best to provide our young visitors with an experience they will treasure&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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